Rauschenberg Gallery Opening Tonight
Jan 16, 2009
The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery is pleased to present: Lilian Garcia-Roig: Nature of Being There January 16 – February 21, 2009 Opening and Reception: January 16, 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. Gallery Talk: 7 P.M. Lilian Garcia-Roig The works of Lilian Garcia-Roig are anchored in the tradition of landscape painting. But, that is just a stepping stone to what are her main concerns. While her paintings do have the initial impact of looking like landscape ‘interiors’ it becomes immediately clear her work is less illusionistic than a first glimpse might suggest. “By creating the illusion of recognizable trees, I draw the viewers comfortably into an assumption that what they perceive will be glimpses of conventional space. Up close, however, the images break down and the lush, gestural paint marks, the squeezed-out patches and the occasional raw canvas help instead, to reinforce the two-dimensional character of abstract painting.†– Lilian Garcia-Roig Lilian Garcia-Roig studied at Southern Methodist University where she received a B.F.A., and at the University of Pennsylvania where she received an M.F.A. Ms. Garcia-Roig has been Professor of Art at Florida State University, Tallahassee, since 2001 and prior to that, from 1991 to 2001, she was an Associate Professor of Art at The University of Texas, Austin. To her credit, Ms. Garcia-Roig has received numerous prestigious awards. Among those awards are Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in 2008, Artist Endowment Grant, State of Florida, Milton and Sally Avery Fellow, MacDowell Colony, NH, and was a recipient of the Painters and Sculptors Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, NYC, all in 2006. In 2004 she was the featured artist for Hispanic Heritage Month, State of Florida. She was the Visiting Artist of the Ludwig Foundation, Havana Cuba in 1999. Other professional experiences include a Visiting Artist Residency at the Vermont Studio Center, a Fellowship Award in Painting from the Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts and Kimbroug Fund Award from the Dallas Museum. Garcia-Roig’s work is included in numerous public collections including the ASU Art Museum, Arizona State University in Tempe, Austin Museum TX, Blanton Museum at the University of Texas, El Paso Museum TX, Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi, Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin TX, Polk Museum in Lakeland FL, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo TX and the Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler TX. The Gallery is open Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The gallery is closed Sundays and holidays. For additional information please call the gallery at 239-489-9313, or visit our web site at www.bobRauschenberggallery.com
Last Updated: January 16, 2009
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